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Paris 2
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$40.00
*All of my Travel Sketches may be re-painted by commission. If you see one you like that is sold or you'd prefer in different colors, contact me!*
On my way from my dorm to the Ecole d’Architecture, I passed over the Ile de la Cite, crossed again and through this beautiful quiet little spot, the Rue des Barres. It was just outside the hostel where my friend was staying for a time and we met up there for a breakfast croissant. I took some time to draw it one day, the views extending from the intersection, filled with architectural forms that felt complex and settled at the same time. Later, I inserted the central facade from another drawing to tie the street views together. So, it’s a bit of a collage. The colors I used, now, remind me of the warm feelings of meeting my friends here.
I made the ink drawings while living in Paris for three weeks just after graduating from architecture school at Virginia Tech, invited by my professor to participate in an international design charrette. I used watercolor to interpret and enliven the drawing during pandemic quarantine, Spring 2020.
Watercolor Paper 140gsm rough
11” x 14”
Frame not included
I'm excited to bring nearly 100 of my architectural Travel Sketches, created in mostly Italy, but also Switzerland, France, Spain, Greece, Hungary and Czech Republic from 1998 - 2012, into a Collection: lines drawn on site now illuminated by watercolor. Together, they reveal my personal evolution in architectural travel sketching and offer a piece of travel art that can remind you of your own memories in place, invite you into these spaces with your own experiential vision.
Thanks for helping me GIVE BACK: I'll donate 5% of the sale of this piece to the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech for student assistance/scholarship for travel study abroad.